Railroad-track structure



Jan. 7, 1930. w. DALTON 1,742,937v

RAILROAD TRACK STRUCTURE Filed April 11, 1929 I'm/en tor I \X/iHiaTn Dalton,

fig Attorney Patented Jan. 7, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT owl-c1:

WILLIAM DALTON, or GLENVILLE, NEW YORK,-ASSIGNOR mo GENERALELEGIBIG 'oonr- PANY, A CORPORATION or NEW'YOBK RAILROAD-TRACK sunscreen Application filed April 11,

The present invention relates to railroad track structures and has for its object to provide an improved structure and arrangement for connecting together and reinforcing the joints between adjacent rail ends.

For a consideration of what I believe to be novel and my invention, attention is directed to the following specification and the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a section of track showing adjacent rail ends connected together by a joint embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view' taken on line 22, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a modification, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line H, Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing, Figs. 1 and 2, 5 and 6 indicate adjacent ties on which are supported rails 7, adjacent rail ends being indicated at 8. The ends of the rails are shown as being located between adjacent ties 5 and 6. The rail ends are connected together by splice bars 9 fastened by bolts 10 and are fastened to the ties by spikes 11.

The places where adjacent rail ends occur are points of weakness in the track structure and specifically the object of my invention is to provide an improved means for reinforcing the track rails at these points.

According to my invention, I provide a tie plate 12 for the rails which extends from one tie to the other and upon which the rail ends rest, the spikes 11 being driven through openings in the tie plate in the usual manner, and I then reinforce the tie plate by welding to its under side a bar 12 of rolled section, preferably H-section, the bar extending across the space between the ties. indicated at 13. The bar 12 may be formed with advantage from worn rail and this is the type of bar illustrated in the drawing. How. ever, it is to be understood that this is only by Way of example and that a bar of any suitable section and type may be used. The tie plate extending from the one tie to the other, plus the reinforcing bar serves to make the joint as strong as any point in the rail and to prevent any deflection of the rail end when a train load is spassing over the rails. As a result, wear of the rail ends is eliminated.

The lines of welds are "1929. Serial 1%. 354389.

My im roved construction has the advantages th'at it pro'du'ces a strong reinforcement for the oint and at the same time may be providedat low=cost-in that the tie plate is of standard section and the reinforcing barniay be, as stated above, asection froma'wo'rn rail.

Also, 'it may be installed readily and without the need for specially trained workmen.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have 's'how'nan embodiment o f'my invention for use with-metal ties, for example metal ties ofthe type shown in my Patent Number 1,657,241, patented January 24, 1928. Each metal'tie'comprises two lengths of tie bars 14, for example lengths of worn rails, which stand in spaced relation to each other and are fastened together bytie plates 15 and by end angle plates '16 weldedto the 'bars 14. The track rails 17 rest on the tie plates 1 5 and are fastened thereto by suitable fasteners 18, fasteners 22 extends across the space between adjacent ties and its lower end corners are welded to the top. surfaces of the lower tie bar flanges as is indicated at 24. This forms a strong reinforcement for the joint and a strong supportfor it due to the bar 22 being supported on and welded to the tie bar flanges. The upper flange 25 of the reinforcing bar 22 forms in substance a continu ation of the tie plates 15 whereby there is provided a continuous metal support for the rail extending from one tie to the other. This corresponds to the continuous tie plate 1-2,

of Figs. 1 and 2. It will thus be seen that in both modifications there is provided a continuous metal support for the railends which support extends from one tie to the other and is reinforced on its under side by having a bar of rolled section integrally connected thereto.

What I claim as new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is:

1. In a railroad track structure, the combination of adjacent ties, means forming a continuous metal supporting means extending from one tie to the other, adjacent rail ends being supported on said means, splice bars connecting said rail ends, and a reinforcing bar for said means which is located between the ties extends from one tie to the other, and is welded in position directly beneath the rail flanges whereby it'does not interfere with the positioning of the splice bars.

2. In a railroad track structure, the combination of adjacent ties,-means forming a continuous metal supporting means extending from one tie to the other, adjacent rail ends being supported on said means, splice bars connecting said rail ends, and a bar of rolled section welded in position directly beneath the rail flanges to form a reinforcing means for the joint, whereby said reinforcing bar does not interfere with the positioning of the splice bars.

3. In a railroad track structure, the combination of adjacent ties, rails supported on 7 said ties with adjacent ends located between the ties, splice bars connecting said adjacent rail ends, and means forming a continuous metal supporting and reinforcing means for the joint extending from one tie to theother, said means comprising a flanged bar welded in place directly beneath the joint and between the ties, whereby it does not interfere with the positioningof the splice bars. WILLIAM DALTON. 

